Visa Processing for New Zealand
New Zealand Visa Facts
New Zealand is considered one of the world’s best place to live and study with internationally- renowned education system and the unbeatable lifestyle.
New Zealand is a popular study destination for international students and has earned a reputation as a provider of quality education that an education system that is progressive with many state of the art facilities. People in New Zealand are friendly and are genuinely famed for their warmth and hospitality to visitors and international students. New Zealand offers excellent study opportunities with a safe learning environment.
Applying for the visa is one of the last few steps and we are here to help you!
Documents Required
In case you are not a fee-paying student, and choose to pay your tuition fees after your visa application has been approved in principle (AIP), you must provide evidence with your application to show you have money available to pay your tuition fees.
Evidences to show that you have enough money available to support your first year of study and living can include documents as follows:
- Bank Statements for the past 6 months
- In case you show any large deposits or if you have recently opened the bank account, it is important to explain where this money has come from and you will also be required to provide supporting evidence such as evidence to show the transfer of money from one bank account into another or that you have sold one of your assets
- An education loan sanction letter from Nabil Bank or Nepal SBI Bank
- Evidence of income from employment like a letter from the employer confirming the position, the length of employment, and the amount paid
- Tax returns showing income and saving patterns
- Sale of property agreements if applicable
- Evidence of income such as recent business tax returns and bank statements
- Evidence that shows you own any assets you get income from like a rental property with an evidence to support such as tax payments on income
- Evidence of your financial guarantor’s identity and relationship to you with copies of identity pages in their passport and government issued relationship verification certificate
(Note: Only immediate family members such as wife or husband, parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents and parents-in-law are accepted as a financial guarantor.)
Evidence of having money available must be in your name or the name of your financial guarantor. In case of education loan, it is important that you also provide evidence of how you will repay the loan.
You can apply for your visa online at www.immigration.govt.nz/apply-student-online or you can apply via paper application form.
Document submission is an integral and vital step of your New Zealand Visa application process. You will be required to submit notarized or certified copies of documents and transcripts of the following:
- Academic certificates and transcripts
- English language proficiency test
- Proof of Identity which is your passport
- You will require one photo if you apply online and two photos if you use a paper application form
- You may be required to undertake a medical examination as proof of your good health
- As proof of your good character, you will also be required to provide a police certificate
- Statement of Purpose or Cover Letter to show your genuine intentions of applying for the visa
- Your offer of place from an approved education provider
- Evidence of Tuition Fees paid can be provided in the form of a letter provided to you from your education provider if you are a fee-paying student
- You must declare in your visa application that you agree to arrange and hold insurance from the date you arrive in New Zealand until the day you leave
- Proof of funds that you have enough money to live on while you’re in New Zealand which is NZ$15,000 for a full year of study
- Work Experience letter along with verification of employment and pay slip if applicable
- You should provide a copy of any letter you have received for declined visa applications for any other country with the reasons you were declined
- Visa application fee of NZ$330 should also be paid along with your application.
If you are not a fee-paying student and if your visa is approved in principal (AIP) from the New Zealand Immigration, you will be now required to pay you tuition and provide the immigration office with your Passport, Final Offer and TT receipt of your fees payment to get your passport stamped with the visa to study in New Zealand.
You must provide a certified translation of all police certificates and medical certificates if they are not in English. It is recommended that you provide English translations of any supporting documents and copies of the original untranslated documents in order to avoid delays in your application process.
University Selection
There are a wide range of courses offered by various education providers including 8 universities, 16 Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics and a number of private institutions. There are different academic, professional and vocational courses offered from almost every major. However, it is important to note that your education provider is approved by the Ministry of Education or the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA).
Visa Fee
The current fee for New Zealand student visa is NZ$ 330.
Why Do Students Choose New Zealand?
- New Zealand has world renowned universities providing world-class education with all right universities ranked in the top 100 in the QS World Ranking and Times Higher Education ranking.
- The entry requirements are moderate to help international students apply at ease and in order to attract more international students, they have allocated the highest percentage of their public funding to education.
- New Zealand follows a point-based streamlined application process for visa to avoid arbitrariness and ambiguity.
- New Zealand is also one the safest countries to live in with very low crime rates and international students can be at ease because of the welcoming and friendly nature of the people.
- There are various scholarships offered by the government and education institutions for international students intending to study in New Zealand.
- The education system in New Zealand is based on the British education system and they proudly claim that they offer high quality courses at a reasonable and much lower tuition fees.
- New Zealand offers international students various options and pathways to stay in New Zealand and even apply for a Permanent Residency!
